Researchers throughout the nation are making progress toward vaccines that train healthy immune systems to eliminate signs of ...

A genetic analysis suggests that a rare form of osteoporosis may be partly caused by disruptions to the hormone melatonin.

New COVID-19 strains are emerging and with it the need for updated vaccines to protect people from the virus. So how do ...

A new study shows that the addition of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) to Minnesota’s viral genomic surveillance program ...

The past decade has witnessed a rapid expansion of genetic tests, including new instruments to inform patients who have been ...

All cancer mutations that cause drug resistance fall into one of four categories. New research has detailed each type, ...

Scientists have discovered that certain changes in the DNA of cells, known as mutations, like the IDH mutation, can act as ...

The Shijian-19 satellite carried seeds to orbit, exposing them to the microgravity environment to test plant mutation in ...

For some proteins, a single mutation, or change in its DNA instructions, is all it takes to tip the balance between functioning normally and causing cancer.

Scientists at NYU have created a drug that targets cancer-causing HER2 mutations without harming healthy cells. This new ...

New research demonstrates the potential of precise genome editing technologies, called adenine base editors, to correct disease-causing mutations in stem cells from patients with X-linked chronic ...